Man avoids jail for dropping off €100k of cocaine after 'impressive strides in redirecting his life'

Dylan Farrell, who committed the offence to pay off a drug debt, has been given a three-year suspended sentence.

He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cocaine for sale or supply at Keeper Road, Drimnagh, on December 18, 2018. File picture: iStock

A man who agreed to drop off almost €100,000 worth of cocaine to pay off a drug debt when he was a teenager has been given a three-year suspended sentence.

Dylan Farrell (20) of Croftwood Drive, Ballyfermot, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cocaine for sale or supply at Keeper Road, Drimnagh, on December 18, 2018.